Liverpool City Council election, 1885

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Monday 2 November 1885. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

After the elections, the composition of the council was:

Party		Councillors	±	Aldermen	Total
	Conservative	??	??	16	??
	Liberal	??	??	0	??
	Irish Home Rule	??	??	0	??

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1885
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	9	3	0	+3	56%	41%	2,184
	Liberal	5	0	3	-3	31%	39%	2,103
	Home Rule	2	0	0	0	12.5%	11%	607

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Dr. Nicholas Kenrick Marsh *	unopposed
Registered electors			2,325
	Conservative hold		Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	William Bartlett	830
	Liberal	Walter Blease	687	45%
Majority			143
Registered electors			2,081
Turnout			1,517	73%
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John Houlding	unopposed
Registered electors			22,344
	Conservative hold		Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Robert Wheeler Preston	788	56%
	Home Rule	Dr. John Bligh	607	44%
Majority			181
Registered electors			2,154
Turnout			1,395	65%
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	James Ruddin	unopposed
Registered electors			1,158
	Liberal hold		Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Sir James Allanson Picton *	unopposed
Registered electors			1,863
	Liberal hold		Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Thomas Hughes *	unopposed
Registered electors			2,709
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Jeremiah Miles *	unopposed
Registered electors			719
	Liberal hold		Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Philip Henry Rathbone *	856	64%
		N. Smyth	477	36%
Majority			379
Registered electors			2,312
Turnout			1,333	58%
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Joseph Woodcock *	unopposed
Registered electors			2,351
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	John Davies *	unopposed
Registered electors			1,512
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Arthur Hill Holme	566	50%
	Liberal	John Stevenson *	560	50%
Majority			6
Registered electors			1,489
Turnout			1,126	76%
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Home Rule	Dr. Alexander Murray Bligh *	unopposed
Registered electors			7,855
	Home Rule hold		Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	William Radcliffe *	unopposed
Registered electors			5,586
	Conservative hold		Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Home Rule	Dr. Andrew Commins MP *	unopposed
Registered electors			1,515
	Home Rule hold		Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Edward Hatton Cookson	unopposed
Registered electors			10,084
	Conservative hold		Swing

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By-elections

No.2, Scotland, 11th November 1885

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Joseph Simpson (Liberal, Scotland, elected 1st November 1883), ^[3] reported to the Council on 2nd December 1885. ^[4]

No. 2 Scotland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Home Rule	William Madden	1,791	85%
		John McArdle	318	15%
Majority			1,473
Registered electors			7,855
Turnout			2,109	27%
	Home Rule gain from Liberal		Swing

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No.12, Lime Street, 4th June 1886

Caused by the death of Councillor Thomas Patrick Holden (Party?, Lime Street, elected 1st November 1883) ^[6] on 17th May 1886.

No. 12 Lime Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John Duncan the younger	unopposed
Registered electors			1,863
	Conservative gain from [[|N/A]]		Swing

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No. 16, North Toxteth, 22nd July 1886

Alderman Thomas Rigby died on 4th June 1886. ^[8] In his place Councillor John Hughes (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 1st November 1883) ^[9] was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 7th July 1886. ^[10]

No. 16 North Toxteth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Herbert Campbell	unopposed
Registered electors			2,709
	Conservative hold		Swing

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References

1. Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 3rd November 1885
2. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1885-1886
3. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1883-1884
4. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1885-1886 pg 34
5. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1885-1886 pg 34
6. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1883-1884
7. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1885-1886 pg 225
8. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1885-1886 pg224
9. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1883-1884
10. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1885-1886 pg 210
11. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1885-1886 pg 244